See Scott it was a Great question.
Now to add to Pauls Joy .... DUDE... the BMR coupe is a HAND FULL TO DRIVE
the current Driver is my Buddy Will Handzel... great guy.... but that car
is a True BRICK.... your going to be MUCH happier with a Liner then that
thing....
Now as for racing Lambretta's? You are a Sick puppy....
Keith
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> From: Paul Bland <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>
> To: Scott Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
> Cc: lsr <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re:
> Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:33 AM
>
> OK so I race a dragster and not an LSR car, but at least I'm going in the
> right direction, and I will build a liner eventually (I promise) So why
did
> I pick my car? well my wife would say it was another bout of insanity,
I'd
> say it was natural progression, I've been involved in motor sports all my
> life, first with my late fathers power boats and then racing bikes myself
> since school days, I raced anything I could afford (which usually wasn't
> much) and even spent two years racing Lambretta's (never thought I'd own
up
> to that) but my facination since childhood has allways been with
Dragracing
> and record breaking, I spent many cold miserable days in the British lake
> district with my dad, mesmerised by Donald Campbell, unfortunately the
> memories of what was a 4 year old child have faded somewhat, but
facinated I
> still am. In my teenage years when my mates hero's were pop stars or
soccer
> players, my hero was a certain Don Vesco and his motor cycle stream
liners
> (TZ 350 ?) I'd search every where for American magazines with any mention
of
> record breaking. And back to your original question, well I was at a drag
> meeting and there was an 8 second altered for sale, so I borrowed the
cash
> off my good lady and bought it, although I'd raced lots of bikes the
fastest
> car I'd owned was a VW, boy did I get a shock!!! the first time I drove
it I
> threw up before putting my helmet on, well better than after I suppose,
and
> to be honest I don't regret a second of it. Now we're looking at putting
90%
> through Chryslers finest and I can't wait, and along with several other
> projects I'm slowly getting around to building my liner, quite how that
> happened I don't really know, I wanted a Roadster (to be truthfull I
wanted
> the BMR coupe) but decided on a liner instead, perhaps my wife was right
in
> the first place!
> I don't suppose you really wanted half my life story, but you seem to of
got
> it. Regards, Paul.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Cowle" <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:14 PM
>
>
> > Ok so maybe my question was stupid since most of you probably
fabricate
> > your cars from scratch rather than buy them from kindly old neighbours.
> Spo
> > I'll try one more time then I'll stick my head in a snow bank until
spring
> > arrives. Why did you all chose the race cars you chose. Gimme a break,
its
> > February and its two weeks to Daytona and my wife says she is already
sick
> > of hearing me make engine sounds cause I'm going through my annual
winter
> > hotrod withdrawal. Scott
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